april is wedding month II: kickoff

Yep... that's right! It's wedding month AGAIN. For those of you who are new to Abode Love, I have decided that every year I shall bless April as being Abode Love's Wedding Month! (which is also the month that Mr. Hubbs and I got hitched) What does that mean exactly? Well... that I will reminisce unabashedly about the day my Mister became my Mister Husband (along with all of the dirty details that went into planning the big day). If you were following Abode Love last year during wedding month, just grin and try to bear it-- it's the same wedding you saw a year ago... but maybe you'd like to stroll down memory lane with me?? I also plan on featuring some pretty fabulous weddings, photos, invitations and more!

Don't worry... there will still be abode inspired things this month as well. If you are completely OVER weddings, don't write me off for the entire month, I will still be pouring over gorgeous interiors as well as weddings! I also plan on marrying the two subjects as well... don't pardon my pun.... it was awesome.

To start us off... I would like to introduce you to our wedding, which my mom and myself affectionately named the "McWedding".... and yes, the combination of my mom and myself beat "Fronk" any day! And let me just say, my mom is nothing short of a super woman. She can do ALL. I mean, ALL. (more on my insanely talented mom later....)

The McWedding was photographed by a friend of mine from my days in Auburn, Stephen DeVries Photography. He is amazing. Ah, mazing. So- all of these stunning photos were taken by Stephen and his talented team. He used a wide range of mediums, which I loved. From old school film to polaroids and digital... I loved the classic look of my wedding photos.

Here are the photos taken before the wedding took place... I love the "get ready" photos, they're always my favorite.

my mom wore Chanel on her wedding day too.....

There's a HUGE story behind this dress. That's for another post. Let's just say Kenneth Pool started my dress... and my mom finished it. It's a one-of-a-kind thanks to pure, ridiculous talent and perseverance from my Super Mom.

my wedding gift from Mister Husband... before he was Mister Husband.

(I'm a huge SATC fan, huge. And the Mister has seen every single episode as well.... How do I know this? Well, our first date began with the first DVD in the first season of SATC- and we watched every episode together! So the shoes were fitting...)